UX Designer

RFA Engineering

$75K — $110K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Graphic Design, or related field; relevant experience may substitute.
  • 2+ years applying User-Centered Design (UCD) principles to interface challenges.
  • 2+ years designing user interfaces for web, mobile, or in-vehicle displays.
  • 2+ years collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering and marketing.
  • Strong proficiency in UX design tools like Figma and Sketch.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop user interaction task flows, wireframes, and prototypes for products.
  • Apply user-centered design principles to enhance user experiences.
  • Plan and manage UX design and validation activities across projects.
  • Conduct usability testing to validate designs and improve user satisfaction.
  • Maintain and update UX design artifacts and documentation.
  • Translate user needs and technical requirements into design solutions.
  • Collaborate with development teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Health and Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • TelaDoc: Virtual Health Care
  • Vision Insurance
  • Company Paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Savings Accounts (Traditional & Roth 401k)
  • Flexible Spending Plan Dependent Care
  • Bonus Plan for exempt employees
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Education Assistance
Full Job Description
UX Designer

As a UX Designer, you will support projects of moderate complexity through the development of user interaction task flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final production-ready designs for new and existing products.

Responsibilities
  • Develop user interaction task flows, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for new and existing products.
  • Apply user-centered design principles, usability standards, and human factors methodologies to create intuitive and effective user experiences.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute UX design and validation activities across multiple projects of moderate complexity.
  • Conduct and support usability testing activities before and after product development to validate design decisions and improve user satisfaction.
  • Create, maintain, and update UX design artifacts, documentation, and system-level design standards.
  • Translate customer needs, business objectives, and technical requirements into user-centered design solutions.
  • Make strategic design recommendations related to product features, workflows, navigation structures, and user interactions.
  • Collaborate closely with software developers, engineers, product managers, and stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Ensure implemented features align with established UX requirements, design specifications, and usability goals.
  • Develop process improvements and contribute to UX best practices, standards, and methodologies across project teams.
  • Support accessibility, visual hierarchy, branding, and consistency across user interfaces.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, User Experience Design, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience applying User-Centered Design (UCD) principles to moderately complex interface challenges.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience designing user interfaces for web, mobile, or in-vehicle display applications.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, software development, marketing, and business stakeholders.
  • Experience translating customer needs and user requirements into effective design solutions and communicating those solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Understanding of product development processes and technology-driven development environments.
  • High proficiency with at least two UX design and rapid prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, or InVision.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating visual design, interaction design, task flows, prototyping, and user-centered problem solving.
  • Experience using Figma and Sketch in professional product development environments.
  • Experience utilizing UX metrics, usability data, and user research to influence product design decisions.
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards, visual hierarchy, information architecture, and brand-driven design systems.
  • Experience creating storyboards, user journeys, workflows, and prototypes to validate concepts before high-fidelity design.
  • Experience designing user interfaces for construction, agriculture, off-highway, or industrial equipment applications.
  • Familiarity with in-vehicle displays, machine controls, or embedded user interface systems.

Portfolio Requirement

A portfolio demonstrating the ability to design intuitive user experiences, create task flows, develop wireframes and prototypes, and deliver polished user interface solutions is required as part of the application process. Portfolio submissions may be provided as a website URL or attachment.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

Pay Range: $75,000-$110,000 - Commensurate with experience

Competitive Benefits
  • Health and Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • TelaDoc: Virtual Health Care
  • Vision Insurance
  • Company Paid / Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Long-Term Disability
  • Supplemental Short-Term Disability
  • Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
  • Flexible Spending Plan Dependent Care
  • Bonus Plan (Exempt Employees Only)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Education Assistance

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